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Georgia terminates its obligations with regard to Russia, undertaken within the framework of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), runs the statement the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

On November, 28, representatives of Georgian community came out in opposition against cutting down green plantations in the territory of the hippodrome in Tbilisi.

Masim Novruzov, head of community of “Imam Khomeini” mosque in the settlement of Biulbiulia, was arrested and convicted in Baku.

On November, 28, members of non-governmental organization “People’s Council”, political parties “Fair Russia”, “Yabloko” and LDPR held a meeting in Sochi in order to draw public attention to the forthcoming election of State Duma.

A three-kilometer’s queue of cargo transport emerged in the Russian-Georgian border, in the neighbourhood of the settlement of Chmi.

The second round of presidential election in South Ossetia, where no preliminary outcomes were not announced as of 9:00 a.m. on November 28; death in Baku of writer-publicist Tagi after he was attacked by unidentified persons; rallies in the capital of Dagestan against lawlessness of power agents; sentence to Belarusian rights defender Ales Bialiatski and related protests in South-Caucasian countries and Russia; Armenian-Turkish business forum in Yerevan; protest in SFD regions, – look these and other events in the Caucasus in the review of the week of November 21-27, 2011, prepared by the "Caucasian Knot".

The Catholicos of Georgia Elias II has appealed to Russian leaders asking them to give out the remains of two Georgian kings, whose tombs are in Astrakhan, for reburial.

The Krasnoyarsk District Court of the Astrakhan Region has set up a deadline of three months for demolition of all the hostels in the state of emergency, located in the township of Aksaraiski (Molodyozhny) near Astrakhan, said the Regional Prosecutor's Office.

Over the weekend, on November 27-28, unidentified hackers cracked more than 100 Armenian websites, by dating the attack to "the 20th anniversary of Baku events". The hackers did not specify what particular events they had in mind.

In the traditional action named "White Stick", organized by the Adygea Branch of the All-Russian Public Organization of Invalids "All-Russian Society of the Blind" (ARSB), was attended by more than a thousand visually impaired invalids.

Isamudin Saidov, also known as Sheikh Al-Derbendi, has assumed the leadership of the organization "Bab-ul-Abvab", which has high influence among Sufi Muslims of the South of Dagestan. He took the place of Sirazhudin Khurikskiy, killed in late October.

The authorities of the city of Pyatigorsk have banned the protest action "Stop cutting Mashuk!" that was to be held on November 27. As a result, the people who gathered in front of the city administration held a meeting and adopted an open letter to Russian President, where they ask to prohibit the launched construction works and stop further destruction of the nature on Mount Mashuk.

On November 27, in Grozny, youth activists held a celebratory march on the occasion of the coming the 1433rd New Year according to Hijri. The Muslim lunar calendar started in 622 of the Christian era – the year when Prophet Muhammad moved from Mecca to Medina.

Magomed-Khaji, father of killed Ingush human rights activist Maksharip Aushev, sent an open letter to President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev. The reason for this appeal was unsanctioned searches which, according to Magomed-Khaji Aushev, started since September, this year.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev took over personal control of investigation of the murder of Rafik Tagi. The journalists demand a thorough investigation of the writer’s death.

On November, 27, the personnel of Center of Counteraction to extremism of the Ministry of Interior Affairs of Dagestan tried to summon for interrogation all the organizers of the meeting against arbitrary rule of law enforcement bodies held on November, 25, in Makhachkala. The “Caucasian Knot” correspondent received this information from representatives of organizing committee of the action.

The new President of the Republic of South Ossetia must concentrate on settling a lot of social problems of the republic. This was declared by residents of the settlement of Dzau at the exit of the polling station.

On November, 27, presentation of Foundation of Circassian culture “The Adygeis” named after Yury Kalmykov was held in the Cinema Center of Moscow. About two thousand people took part in it: natives of the republics of Northern Caucasus, businessman, workers of culture of the capital.

As reported by Bella Plieva, Chair of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of South Ossetia, threats from unidentified persons arrive in the CEC. She believes that the threats are associated with the second round of the presidential election to take part tomorrow.

On November 26, about 30 Sochi residents, who had been deprived of their property under court decisions, held a two-hour-long picket.